I don't believe it is too late. I believe that this reopening of the investigation will tend to accomplish two objectives: (1) suppression of Democrat and Independent voters who really aren't Shrillary fans; and (2) energize the Trump supporters as well as nudging those who aren't Trump fans to vote for him.
Could Obama (technically Lynch) fire Comey? Hmmm...
Posted by $CBJ 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
With or without more details, this will impact the election by reviving a major issue that the Clinton campaign thought was behind them. Especially since it's coming from Obama's Justice Department, rather than Trump or Wikileaks. And it's reminding voters of the Weiner scandal, and tying Hillary's campaign to it. This can't be good for her 11 days before the election.
Posted by $CBJ 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
I did say “if”. There is no way I know of to predict this election with any real confidence. But Carl Bernstein (of Watergate fame) did say that “We don't know what this means yet except that it's a real bombshell.” http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vide...
I agree that in some respects, this is Comey covering his backside. I really don't know if this coming out 11 days before the election helps much. The truth will come out with the results of the investigation which will probably not be before the 8th. What a mess!
No they did not reopen it. A different investigation unearth something on some computational device that may possibly be relevant so it was added to the collection pertaining to the case.
Comey saw fit to apprise Congress of this despite the fact there has been no time to analyze the information and despite it not be obviously relevant or pointing to any wrong doing by Clinton. That he chose to do this at this late date without any real evaluated evidence to raise more FUD around the election is in very questionable taste and he is being criticized for what seems rather poor judgment.
It could be the FBI is hedging their bet, the charade that is going on with Clinton about this email mess is dangerous to them because the truth will ultimately prevale.
Nope! Me dino methinks it's about boiling point pressure from within the FBI. Tonight O'Reilly said he's talked with a number of FBI agents active and retired and many feel betrayed and dishonored due to Comey failing to turn Shillary's case over to a grand jury. . Comey is dealing with quote "a rebellion" unquote similar to how this country is split. Hannity was saying near the same thing on my car radio this afternoon. Hannity even read a very detailed letter an agent sent to Comey that did everything but scream "Shame! Shame!" I peeked in on Megyn Kelly while watching the classic "Dracula" and heard some commentator say that Comey is trying to "cover his ass" in those exact words.
Paul Krugman, leftist columnist for the "New York Times" and full-time advisor the Clinton campaign (just kidding--sort of), is calling the FBI director disgraceful, politically motivated, grotesque... and, at the same time, saying "none of us know what this is about, as yet."
The FBI director has informed Congress, officially, that there is potential new evidence, seemingly pertinent, to the investigation of Hillary Clinton's misuse of classified emails while secretary of state, a position of high trust in these matters, no?
Chapter 18 of the U.S. Code very clearly says at any misuse of classified infomation, by anyone privy it--and such misuse includes any sharing of it, or risk of sharing it, with any person not privy to such information. It is a criminal offense, plain and simple.
If the FBI has information--in this case from the computer of a husband of a top Clinton advisor--that might be incriminating should it WAIT till after the election, so as not to influence its result? And that ISN'T influencing its result? Should the FBI director not make known that he is reopening the Clinton investigation because of new information--a celebrated case followed step by step by the public? No make it known to protect Clinton?
Krug almost immediately had a nervous breakdown because he has staked his entire reputation on in effect campaigning non-stop, in the pages of the "Times," for Clinton and against Trump. If his gal turns out to come under criminal indictment, and Trump wins, he has thoroughly politicized himself for nothing.
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Could Obama (technically Lynch) fire Comey? Hmmm...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vide...
Indeed. Wonder if we''ll live long enough to know the truth.
Comey saw fit to apprise Congress of this despite the fact there has been no time to analyze the information and despite it not be obviously relevant or pointing to any wrong doing by Clinton. That he chose to do this at this late date without any real evaluated evidence to raise more FUD around the election is in very questionable taste and he is being criticized for what seems rather poor judgment.
http://comicallyincorrect.com/2016/10...
Tonight O'Reilly said he's talked with a number of FBI agents active and retired and many feel betrayed and dishonored due to Comey failing to turn Shillary's case over to a grand jury. .
Comey is dealing with quote "a rebellion" unquote similar to how this country is split.
Hannity was saying near the same thing on my car radio this afternoon.
Hannity even read a very detailed letter an agent sent to Comey that did everything but scream "Shame! Shame!"
I peeked in on Megyn Kelly while watching the classic "Dracula" and heard some commentator say that Comey is trying to "cover his ass" in those exact words.
The FBI director has informed Congress, officially, that there is potential new evidence, seemingly pertinent, to the investigation of Hillary Clinton's misuse of classified emails while secretary of state, a position of high trust in these matters, no?
Chapter 18 of the U.S. Code very clearly says at any misuse of classified infomation, by anyone privy it--and such misuse includes any sharing of it, or risk of sharing it, with any person not privy to such information. It is a criminal offense, plain and simple.
If the FBI has information--in this case from the computer of a husband of a top Clinton advisor--that might be incriminating should it WAIT till after the election, so as not to influence its result? And that ISN'T influencing its result? Should the FBI director not make known that he is reopening the Clinton investigation because of new information--a celebrated case followed step by step by the public? No make it known to protect Clinton?
Krug almost immediately had a nervous breakdown because he has staked his entire reputation on in effect campaigning non-stop, in the pages of the "Times," for Clinton and against Trump. If his gal turns out to come under criminal indictment, and Trump wins, he has thoroughly politicized himself for nothing.
busy work to make it look like the government has any interest in justice.
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